ECE Grad Seminar
<p> </p> <p> Engineer the Future: Microelectronics</p> <p> </p> <p> By</p> <p> Dr. Mukund Godbole</p> <p> Micron Technology, Inc.</p> <p> Friday, November 2, 2011</p> <p> 3:00 p.m. KH 224</p> <p> Host: Dr. Helmut Baumgart</p> <p> </p> <p> Silicon integrated circuit fabrication technology requires many diverse fields of science and engineering and this presentation will review the key fabrication technologies that carried microelectronics deep into nanotechnology and the technical challenges faced today.</p> <p> </p> <p> Topics to be covered:</p> <p> </p> <p> • Semiconductors and beyond –overview of Micron and semiconductor industry</p> <p> </p> <p> • Related engineering fields – electrical, mechanical, chemical, microelectronics, aerospace</p> <p> </p> <p> • R&D – Constant improvements in current technologies</p> <p> </p> <p> o Evolutionary–new techniques, new materials, new architecture</p> <p> (3D, larger wafer sizes, smaller switches)</p> <p> </p> <p> o Revolutionary – replacement technologies, nanotechnologies, bio-</p> <p> computing</p>
Posted By: Linda Marshall
Date: Wed Oct 31 14:14:32 EDT 2012